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Atlas Aero offers scenic tours
Art Walk, last Thursday of the month, 5 to 8 PM, In a Bind Gallery, 25 Alfred St., Biddeford.
Brewery Tours, see the local ale being brewed, by appointment, preferably a day in advance, year-round, Kennebunkport Brewery, The Shipyard Shops, 8 Western Ave., Kennebunk Lower Village. 967-1261
Atlas Aero, Sanford Airport, 332-4174. Scenic bird’s-eye-view tours over York County in a meticulously restored 1933 open cockpit bi-plane. Breath-taking views of the Nubble Lighthouse in York, Walker’s Point in Kennebunkport and other landmarks. Pilot Dave Trucksess is a veteran airline captain with over 35 years of flying experience. Flights offered from May through October.
The Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk
Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk. Historical, fine and decorative art exhibits in a block of restored 19th century buildings. Open Tuesday through Friday, 10 AM to 4:30 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 1 PM. Admission is by donation; suggested $5. 985-4802
Children’s Museum, 280 Marcy St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Learn about the arts and sciences through exhibits, which encourage a child's natural curiosity and sense of wonder. Tuesday to Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM; Sunday, 1 to 5 PM; open Mondays, 10 AM to 5 PM, in the summer. 603-436-3853
Counting House Museum, a brick cotton factory building dating back to the 1830s located by the Salmon Falls River and owned by the Old Berwick Historical Society, Main St. (Rte. 4) and Liberty St., South Berwick. Open Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4 PM, June through October. Admission by donation. 384-0000
Division 9 One-Room Schoolhouse, a National Register landmark, open 1:30 to 4 PM on Thursdays in July and August, North Berwick Rd. (Rte. 4), Wells. Maintained by the town of Wells through the Historic Preservation Committee.
Captain Greg Metcalf aboard the
Striper Swiper
Fishing and sight-seeing along the Kennebunkport coastline aboard the custom 23-foot Striper Swiper. Captain Greg Metcalf has more than 30 years of experience sport-fishing in the Northeast. Call Captain Greg at 401-617-9265, email greg@captaingregmetcalf or visit www.captaingregmetcalf.com
Historic Village Walking Tours from the Nott House, Kennebunkport, begin July 9; Thursday and Saturday at 11 AM; September, on Saturdays at 11 AM. Tickets are $7 for adults. Admission is free to members and children under 18. The Nott House is open mid-June through mid-October. 967-2751
Kayak Paddling Club, weekly group paddles, Wednesdays, 5:30 PM. Meet at Coastal Maine Kayak, 8 Western Avenue, Kennebunk Lower Village, Shipyard Shops. Paddling at various locations in the area. Bring your own kayak or rent one on site. Free. All skill levels welcome, but not a guided tour or paddling lesson. Weather permitting; if weather looks questionable, please call first. FMI, 967-6065.
Kennebunkport Historical Society features the Town House School, open for historical and genealogical research on Wednesday and Friday from 10 AM to 1 PM and by appointment, North St.; Benson Blacksmith Shop, noon to 4 PM on Wednesdays from mid-June through mid-October, for hands-on viewing and activities, North St., Kennebunkport. 967-2751
Kittery Historical and Naval Museum, located near the intersection of routes 1 and 236, next to the Kittery Town office on Rogers Rd. Ext. Museum features shipbuilding display, toys, archaeological finds, household artifacts. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM, or by appointment, from June 3 through Columbus Day. FMI: 439-3080
The Kayak Paddling Club hosts
weekly group paddles.
Lighthouse Tours of Wood Island Light, Vine’s Landing, Biddeford Pool. Tours are in July and August on Wednesdays at 4:30 and 5:30 PM; Thursdays at 5 and 6 PM; and Saturdays at 1 and 2 PM. Tours run by the Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse. FMI and reservations, call 286-3229 between 9 AM and 5 PM, Tuesday through Friday. Suggested donation is $10.
Meetinghouse Museum of the Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit, Rte. 1, Wells, 646-4775. Tours of the 1862 Meetinghouse Museum and on-site genealogical research library. Open Wednesday and Thursday, 10 AM to 4 PM, from Columbus Day to Memorial Day and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 AM to 4 PM, Memorial Day to Columbus Day.
Mount Agamenticus, often referred to as “The Big A,” is the highest hill, at 692 feet, on the Atlantic seaboard between Florida and Mount Desert in Acadia National Park. It offers panoramic views on a clear day up the coast of Maine, across New Hampshire to Mount Washington and south to Boston plus a variety of trails for hikers and mountain bikers. The summit is a well-known site in the fall for watching migrating hawks, including peregrine falcons, bald eagles and osprey. Reached from Mountain Road off Route 1.
Nott House, Kennebunkport
Nott House and Port of Call Gift Shop, owned and operated by the Kennebunkport Historical Society, features guided tours of the house through October 10: Thursday, 10 AM to 4 PM; Friday, 1 to 4 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 1 PM. July and August, also Thursday, 7 to 9 PM. Located at 8 Maine St., Kennebunkport. Tickets are $7 for adults. Admission is free to members and children under 18. Walking tours of Kennebunkport from July 9, Thursday and Saturday at 11 AM; September, on Saturday at 11 AM, begin at the Nott House. Books for self-guided walks available. Open mid-June through mid-October. 967-2751
Ogunquit Fire Company Fire Museum, Firemen’s Park, corner of Shore Rd. and Cottage St., Ogunquit, open for viewing 24 hours a day. View the steam pumper and other fire memorabilia and memorials.
Ogunquit Heritage Museum at the 1780 Captain James Winn House, 86 Obeds Lane, Ogunquit. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 1 to 5 PM, from June through September. 646-0296
Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Rd., Ogunquit. Special exhibits start in early July and late August. 646-4909
Old York Historical Society, features a complex of historical buildings, York St. (Rte. 1A and Lindsay Rd.), York Village Open Monday through Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM, from June through Columbus Day weekend.
Pasco Center, Kennebunkport Historical Society, 125-135 North St., Kennebunkport. Open Tuesday through Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM; also Saturdays 10 AM to 1 PM from late June through October 11. Admission is free. 967-2751
Phyllis A. and Boat Shop Museum, 10 AM to 4 PM, docked by Arundel Wharf Restaurant, Ocean Ave., Kennebunkport from May to October. Free admission.
Rachel Carson
National Wildlife Refuge, Wells
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, Rte. 9, Wells. "Carson Trail," a one-mile walking trail, is handicapped accessible; open daily, dawn to dusk. Headquarters is open Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4:30 PM. Free admission. 646-9226
Road and mountain bike rides, Sundays at 8 AM for all abilities; Tuesdays at 6 PM for intermediate; Saturdays at 8 AM for women only; mountain bikes, Saturdays at 7 AM for all abilities, Cape-Able Bike Shop, Arundel Rd., Kennebunkport. Sponsored with Maine Coast Cycling Club. 967-4382
Saco Museum, 371 Main St. (Rte. 1), Saco. Open noon to 4 PM on Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; noon to 8 PM on Thursday with free admission on Thursday from 4 to 8 PM; Sundays noon to 4 PM from June 1 to December 13. Admission: $4 for adults; $3, seniors and students and $2 for children (7 to 18) and free for 6 and under. 283-0684
Scarborough Downs Race Track, Rte. 1 (Turnpike exit 42), Scarborough. Harness racing April through December. Call for post times. 883-2020
Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center at a 3100-acre estuary, Pine Point Rd., Scarborough, less than a mile from Rte. 1. Open 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM daily from mid-June to Labor Day. Offers a variety of guided and self-guided walks and canoe tours in addition to exhibits, a nature store and canoe rentals. Canoe and kayak rentals available daily from 9:30 AM to 4 PM; canoe tours with a naturalist, daily 10 to 11:30 AM, additional Sunday tour, 1 to 2:30 PM (fee). Family nature walk for all ages, Wednesdays from 10:30 AM to noon (fee). Early morning birding, Wednesdays starting June 25, 7 to 8:30 AM (fee). 883-5100
Scottish Country Dance Classes, 5:30 to 7:30 PM on Sundays from October through mid-June, Community House, Temple St., Kennebunkport. Donation is $3; beginners welcome. 967-0458
Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport
Seashore Trolley Museum, Log Cabin Rd., Kennebunkport. Founded in 1939, the museum is the oldest and largest electric railway museum in the world. The collection contains over 250 transit vehicles, most of them trolleys, from all over the United States, Canada and many other countries. Visitors can ride restored historic electric railway vehicles and view the exhibition barns. Open weekends in May, daily Memorial Day to Columbus Day. Hours are 10 AM to 5 PM; last ride at 4:15. 967-2712
Square Dancing featuring Mainstream and Plus, 7:30 to 9:30 PM with class from 6:30 to 7:30 PM, on Sundays, Wells Activity Center, Sanford Rd. (Rte. 109), Wells. Presented by the Nubble Lighthouse Keepers Square Dance Club. 985-8521
Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire, features restored furnished houses, exhibits, historic landscapes and gardens and costumed role players. Open daily, May 1 to October 31 for self-guided visits, 10 AM to 5 PM; garden tour at 1 PM. 603-433-1100
Wells Auto Museum, Rte. 1, Wells. New England’s largest display of “Brass Era” antique cars with classic, special interest and commercial vehicles. Open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM from Memorial Day to Columbus Day. 646-9064
Local lobstermen at work
Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm, seven miles of trails through fields, forests, marshlands and coast; open daily 7 AM to dusk. Visitor Center with exhibits on coastal habitats and gift shop open Monday to Friday from 10 AM to 4 PM; Memorial Day weekend to Columbus Day: Monday to Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM; Sunday, noon to 4 PM. Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Laudholm Farm Rd., off Rte. 1 north of Wells. 646-1555.
Whale Watch Cruise aboard Nick’s Chance, an 87-fot-boat that travels 20 miles offshore to view whales, dolphins and other marine life. Scenic Lobster Tours also offered. Trips leave from Performance Marine, on the Kennebunk River in Kennebunk Lower Village. Call for times and reservations 1-800-767-BOAT or 967-5507.
Willowbrook at Newfield, off Rte. 11, Newfield. Open 5 days a week (closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays), 10 AM to 5 PM, Memorial Day weekend through October. A fully restored 19th century country village with trades and crafts displayed in 37 structures with more than 10,000 artifacts, also an old-fashioned store, gift shop, sandwich shop and ice cream parlor. 793-2784
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